A History Of The Killing Tools Of Video Games

Gaming art collective iam8bit have teamed up with the organisers of the Game Developers Conference to release some posters for attendees. Each person gets two. Since you probably won't get one, here they are!

They're cheery, chirpy timelines showing some of video gaming's most memorable items. Some are for killing, like swords, guns, and chainsaws. Others are for power, like stars and pills. And some are just for playing music on.

While some like Final Fantasy VII and Street Fighter's contributions are easy to identify, others are a little more obscure, especially if you've never played a Lucasarts or Sierra adventure game

Because each GDC attendee gets a pair of posters, expect a few to end up on eBay if you're really keen on getting your hands on one.

Story time! I went to an all-girls’ school. My friends and I had that special bond of closeness that apparently comes with synced-up periods and measuring the length of each other’s winter leg hair.
This, obviously, led to a brief era of trying to catch one of the others unawares with the most impressive, most unexpected spank possible. We’re talking sneaking up behind each other in the hallway and laying one down that made the earth shake. If I couldn’t read your palm from the imprint, you weren’t doing a good enough job.